The one sample t-test is a test for a difference in mean between a sample and hypothesised mean. The test is useful when the population standard deviation is unknown preventing use of the z- test.
The requirements of the test are:
Data in existing Excel worksheets can be used and should be arranged in a List dataset layout. The dataset must contain a continuous scale variable.
When entering new data we recommend using New Dataset to create a new 1 variable dataset ready for data entry.
To start the test:
Excel 97, 2000, 2002 & 2003: Select any cell in the range containing the dataset to analyse, then click Analyse on the Analyse-it toolbar, click Distribution then click t-test.
The report shows the number of observations analysed, number of missing values excluded, summary statistics for the sample, and the hypothesised mean.
The mean of the sample and confidence interval are shown. The confidence interval is the range in which the true population mean is likely to lie with the given probability.
The t-statistic and hypothesis test are shown. The p-value is the probability of rejecting the null hypothesis, that the sample mean is the same as the hypothesised mean, when it is in fact true. A significant p-value implies that the sample mean is different from the hypothesised mean.
